Harvard Art Museums > 2009.163: The Comfortables Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Comfortables (George Cruikshank) , 2009.163,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 30, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/333551. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.163 People George Cruikshank, British (London, England 1792 - 1878 London, England) Title The Comfortables Other Titles Series/Book Title: Scraps and Sketches, plate 2 Classification Prints Work Type print Date February 1, 1831 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/333551 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching on chine collé Technique Etching Dimensions chine: 27.6 × 34.3 cm (10 7/8 × 13 1/2 in.) plate: 27.5 × 37.7 cm (10 13/16 × 14 13/16 in.) sheet: 32.2 × 42.1 cm (12 11/16 × 16 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in plate, bottom center: Designed Etched & Pub.d by George Cruikshank. February 1st 1830 [corrected to 1831] inscription: in plate, top center: The Comfortables / "I like to make everybody comfortable" / Mathews "at Home" inscription: in plate, below images: A Batchelors Comforts / (ie) enjoying both sides of he fire place; [above center image:] A man, "with all his little comforts about him"; A Comfortable nap; Crumbs of Comfort; A Comfortable Couple; Feeling pretty comfortable Provenance Recorded Ownership History JB Neumann, probably before 1932, bequest; to Elsa Schmid Neumann, his wife, and Peter Neumann, his son, 1961, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2009 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Reid 1524; Cohn (1924) 180 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Peter G. and Elizabeth S. Neumann Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.163 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
